Khanpur (village) | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 25.341°N 83.074°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ghazipur |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Leader Title: | Gram pradhan |
Area Total Km2: | 9 |
Elevation M: | 80.2 |
Population Total: | 10000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English, Bhojpuri |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 233223 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 915495 |
Registration Plate: | UP-61 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Varanasi |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Ghazipur (2009) |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Saidpur |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | Nearest Railway Station |
Blank6 Info Sec1: | Aunrihar |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | warm (Köppen) |
Website: | http://ghazipur.nic.in/ |
Khanpur is a village in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It situated 30 km north-east from Varanasi, 45 km west from Ghazipur, 56 km east from Jaunpur, and 80 km south from Azamgarh.
There are six villages in the local self-government (gram panchayat) area of Khanpur, being Khanpur Bairahia, Khanpur Nonara, Khanpur Basti(Chamaruti, Khanpur Emirti, Khanpur Dih, and Khanpur Usarahan. The nearest railway station is at Aunrihar, 7 km away and there is a direct bus connection to Varanasi. There is also a hospital.
There are temples to several gods, including Goria dih, Jamaki Dih, Kali, Durga, Shiva, Hanuman, Krishna, and Ram.